A singer-songwriter whose childhood was split between rural Kentucky and New York City will bring her unique blend of music to Iowa next week for two stops. Martha Redbone is on a national tour ...

New to the blues? Here’s what you need to know to get you started. Blues music is a genre that grew out of the American dream. Its roots were firmly planted in the New World before it migrated to ...

Bluesville Records celebrates America’s bedrock music genre with release of its first two audiophile quality vinyl reissues on June 7, 2024. Inspired by the original Bluesville imprint (launched by ...

Most people have never heard of Gnawa. Originally you weren't supposed to. For centuries, the music was only played in secret ceremonies by enslaved Black Africans brought to Morocco. Gnawa—an ...

On his 89th birthday, blues legend Buddy Guy drops a new album and doubles down on his mission: keeping the blues alive for the next generation. For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the ...

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, musical heir to a long line of blues greats from the Mississippi Delta, has been compared to the likes of B.B. King. But while the legendary guitarist is one of Ingram's ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Blues are back at LeClaire Park in Davenport for the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. The festival was canceled last year after rainouts in 2022 and 2023 left the Mississippi ...

Nashville, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, and New York are some of the more notable American locations for music. However, the location that partially gave these places their music: the Mississippi ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — On a Friday night at the legendary ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A longtime music festival is returning to Davenport this September. The Mississippi Valley Blues Society's Blues Fest will take place Sept. 19 and Sept. 20. This year's event is a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is ...